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Court says Grand Canyon helicopter company must pay back taxes
Facing a new Arizona Supreme Court ruling, Gov. Doug Ducey is finally going to allow the Department of Revenue to collect taxes owed to the state from a helicopter tour business.
State offering 2-month amnesty plan to late taxpayers
Do you owe tax payments to the state? Or did you just “forget” outright to file income tax returns in one – or more – prior years? The state is making it worthwhile to come clean.
Audit finds tech failures hobble Dept. of Revenue
The auditor general earlier this month released a scathing report that described the Dept of Revenue as struggling to implement IT systems and tools meant to improve its operations. The AG blamed DOR’s “ineffective IT leadership processes” for much of the troubles.
Budget winners: Proposal favors prisons, inmates and Department of Revenue
Gov. Doug Ducey’s first executive budget slashed higher education funding and some Arizona Commerce Authority programs, but some groups came out ahead in the recommendation.
New TPT law takes effect, but changes are likely
How much headache can a barrel of screws create? A lot – if you bought them before Jan. 1, 2015, and you happened to be a subcontractor.
State Revenue Department no longer mailing out tax forms
Like filing your income taxes with pen and paper? The state is going to make it more difficult for you to get the forms you need. And if you don’t have a computer, then be prepared to spend some time on the road to get them.
TPT reform provision put on hold for 1 year
The Arizona Department of Revenue will delay the implementation of a key provision of Gov. Jan Brewer’s transaction privilege tax reform package because it cannot get a new electronic portal ready in time.
Special session not needed, apparently
DOR last week decided to put part of Brewer’s 2013 TPT reform package on hold for a year. In an Oct. 7 letter to League of Arizona Cities and Towns Executive Director Ken Strobeck, DOR Director David Raber said the agency is delaying the implementation of the single point of administration provision for one year
TUSK should stop misrepresenting Doug Little’s views
My friend, Barry Goldwater Jr., paid spokesman for TUSK ("Tell Utilities Solar Won't Be Killed"), has spoken on the race for Arizona Corporation Commission, and his words are an incitement to hearty debate. I write in defense of the candidate I have endorsed, Doug Little, whose candidacy has elicited a degree of ferocity that is entirely disproportionate to his views -- which are mainstream -- an[...]
Arizona tax agency stops more fraudulent refunds
The Arizona Department of Revenue says it's seeing and stopping more and more fraudulent income tax returns seeking refunds.
AZ solar industry calls on Brewer to overrule rooftop solar decision
Calling it unfair — and fearing a loss of business — the state’s solar industry called on Gov. Jan Brewer on June 4 to overrule a decision by her Department of Revenue that the rooftop panels they lease are taxable.
Report: High cigarette tax fuels black market in Arizona
A cigarette tax higher than neighboring states and cheaper prices on American Indian reservations have helped fuel a growing a black market for cigarettes in Arizona, according a study by a Washington, D.C., think tank.
